John S

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Posted in thread: Overhead Cam Project on 07-12-2017 at 10:10 AMOh goody, nice neat design with enclosed crank that can be lubricated correctly and doesn't
look like a Hardly Dangerous with a leg thrown out of bed.

Posted in thread: PHOTO bucket on 07-11-2017 at 06:57 PMAnother problem with forum hosted pics is when some twonk decides to copy / paste a post with
say 20 embedded pictures just to ad "nice job" at the end.One forum I moderate on, if I see
this type of p...

Posted in thread: Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies on 04-26-2017 at 11:23 PMDoubt it.At only 4:1 the cutting forces may be too great that they will force the table to jump
steps.

Posted in thread: AL320G - Threading Dial on 04-12-2017 at 06:14 AMThere are plenty of variations on the swing threading tool.John has shown his and I have seen
some where they use index-able tips to achieve the same result.This is mine which has two tool
holders. A ...

Posted in thread: AL320G - Threading Dial on 04-11-2017 at 09:11 PMDon't worry John.If is wasn't written by Hart, Cleeve, Thomas, Westbury then it's not worth
considering. Or should be according to a few diehards who never had a unique thought in their
tiny brains an...

Posted in thread: mach 4? on 04-03-2017 at 08:48 PMNewkye was the company that we bought from, OK to deal with, very prompt and if you want any
manuals first to make a decision they will post you an English PDF file.I have had absolutely
zero problems...

Posted in thread: mach 4? on 03-31-2017 at 01:15 AMIt does require a hardware motion controller. There are several available in the hobby range. I
have used the PoKeys, and the smart BOBs PMDX from PMDX as well as the ethernet smoothstepper.
My mill u...

Posted in thread: mach 4? on 03-30-2017 at 07:51 PMMach 4 is a work in progress.Problem is it's been 5 years in the
works.........................Screens can be modified in Mach 4 but you need to be a
programmer, nothing like as easy as Mach 3.Mach 4 ...

Posted in thread: How loud are 7x12 mini lathes? on 03-18-2017 at 05:24 PMDon't bother about it, just turn the TV up.People will accept loud TV's more than they will
machine tools. With a TV you are normal, with a lathe you are a freak :D